Drake Still Out Here Flopping Left & Right Since Kendrick Crushed The Buildings
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"The boy" took those photos for a white photographer too
Dumbass stans in here still riding for him
"The boy" took those photos for a white photographer too
Dumbass stans in here still riding for him
And there's an idiot who actually defends this shyt
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This was not from a clothing brand shoot or my music career," Drake explained as he was wearing clothing from Canadian street wear brand, Too Black Guys, that displays a Jim Crow cartoon.
"This picture is from 2007, a time in my life where I was an actor and I was working on a project that was about young black actors struggling to get roles, being stereotyped and type cast. The photos represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment," he continued.
"Me and my best friend at the time Mazin Elsadig who is also an actor from Sudan were attempting to use our voice to bring awareness to the issues we dealt with all the time as black actors at auditions. This was to highlight and raise our frustrations with not always getting a fair chance in the industry and to make a point that the struggle for black actors has not changed much," Drake concluded.
Drake performs at The SSE Hydro, March 23, 2017, in Glasgow, England.Ross Gilmore/Getty Images
Adrian Aitcheson, the founder of Too Black Guys, the street wear brand featured in the photo, also released a statement to SlateWednesday.
"The photo in question was not from a Too Black Guys photoshoot however it did feature clothing from Too Black Guys’ JIM CROW COUTURE/HOUSE OF CROW collection which was released in 2008. The collection featured several graphics that highlighted the painful and dangerous period of the Jim Crow Era," the statement began.
"Too Black Guys has a history of representing the black experience in an unapologetic way. Although this was not an image from any of our photoshoots, we feel that Drake, who is a long-time friend of the brand, was brilliantly illustrating the hypocrisy of the Jim Crow Era," the statement continued.
"The subtleties of Drake, a young black man, mimicking how white men used to mimic and dehumanize black people may be lost in a rap battle but we should not be distracted from the issues that are still affecting our communities
Because he addressed it and so did the clothing brand he was wearing verified his story"The boy" took those photos for a white photographer too
Dumbass stans in here still riding for hiim
This was not from a clothing brand shoot or my music career," Drake explained as he was wearing clothing from Canadian street wear brand, Too Black Guys, that displays a Jim Crow cartoon.
"This picture is from 2007, a time in my life where I was an actor and I was working on a project that was about young black actors struggling to get roles, being stereotyped and type cast. The photos represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment," he continued.
"Me and my best friend at the time Mazin Elsadig who is also an actor from Sudan were attempting to use our voice to bring awareness to the issues we dealt with all the time as black actors at auditions. This was to highlight and raise our frustrations with not always getting a fair chance in the industry and to make a point that the struggle for black actors has not changed much," Drake concluded.
Drake performs at The SSE Hydro, March 23, 2017, in Glasgow, England.Ross Gilmore/Getty Images
Adrian Aitcheson, the founder of Too Black Guys, the street wear brand featured in the photo, also released a statement to SlateWednesday.
"The photo in question was not from a Too Black Guys photoshoot however it did feature clothing from Too Black Guys’ JIM CROW COUTURE/HOUSE OF CROW collection which was released in 2008. The collection featured several graphics that highlighted the painful and dangerous period of the Jim Crow Era," the statement began.
"Too Black Guys has a history of representing the black experience in an unapologetic way. Although this was not an image from any of our photoshoots, we feel that Drake, who is a long-time friend of the brand, was brilliantly illustrating the hypocrisy of the Jim Crow Era," the statement continued.
"The subtleties of Drake, a young black man, mimicking how white men used to mimic and dehumanize black people may be lost in a rap battle but we should not be distracted from the issues that are still affecting our communities
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Then decided to rarely speak on Black social issues ever again.H
Because he addressed it and so did the clothing brand he was wearing verified his story
This was not from a clothing brand shoot or my music career," Drake explained as he was wearing clothing from Canadian street wear brand, Too Black Guys, that displays a Jim Crow cartoon.
"This picture is from 2007, a time in my life where I was an actor and I was working on a project that was about young black actors struggling to get roles, being stereotyped and type cast. The photos represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment," he continued.
"Me and my best friend at the time Mazin Elsadig who is also an actor from Sudan were attempting to use our voice to bring awareness to the issues we dealt with all the time as black actors at auditions. This was to highlight and raise our frustrations with not always getting a fair chance in the industry and to make a point that the struggle for black actors has not changed much," Drake concluded.
Drake performs at The SSE Hydro, March 23, 2017, in Glasgow, England.Ross Gilmore/Getty Images
Adrian Aitcheson, the founder of Too Black Guys, the street wear brand featured in the photo, also released a statement to SlateWednesday.
"The photo in question was not from a Too Black Guys photoshoot however it did feature clothing from Too Black Guys’ JIM CROW COUTURE/HOUSE OF CROW collection which was released in 2008. The collection featured several graphics that highlighted the painful and dangerous period of the Jim Crow Era," the statement began.
"Too Black Guys has a history of representing the black experience in an unapologetic way. Although this was not an image from any of our photoshoots, we feel that Drake, who is a long-time friend of the brand, was brilliantly illustrating the hypocrisy of the Jim Crow Era," the statement continued.
"The subtleties of Drake, a young black man, mimicking how white men used to mimic and dehumanize black people may be lost in a rap battle but we should not be distracted from the issues that are still affecting our communities
Drakes commentsThen decided to rarely speak on Black social issues ever again.
I am grateful to be able to call America my second home. Last night when I saw the video of Alton Sterling being killed it left me feeling disheartened, emotional and truly scared. I woke up this morning with a strong need to say something.
It’s impossible to ignore that the relationship between black and brown communities and law enforcement remains as strained as it was decades ago. No one begins their life as a hashtag. Yet the trend of being reduced to one continues.
This is real and I’m concerned. Concerned for the safety of my family, my friends and any human being that could fall victim to this pattern. I do not know the answer. But I believe things can change for the better. Open and honest dialogue is the first step.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Sterling family and any family that has lost someone to this cycle of violence.
Be safe out there. More life.”
At least he didn’t criticize the black community for police shootings like Mr morale
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Nice keep these Drake addressing Black issue comments coming. lol
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Peter Popoff
AKA Petty Pimpiń..🤑
That's PR. Nıgga was reading from a teleprompter and I oughta fụck you up with a rolled up newspaper for caping for dude...
